 ##  [Insula](/insula) 

  ##  [Insula](https://humanitites.quantumdictionary.io/insula-0) 

  
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**Humanities &amp; Arts Dictionary**

 
Definition

A multi‑storey urban building of antiquity subdivided into several independent domestic units and ground‑floor commercial or work spaces, producing a vertically stacked mix of residential, artisanal and retail functions that housed segments of a city population.